Subject to resources being available, Manchester Hospital School can also support children and young people to continue their education while they are in hospital at both Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester General Hospital. Long stay patients may receive one to one teaching from our specialist team.
Information For Parents
- A key teacher will come and see you and your child if they are likely to stay in hospital for some time.
- We’ll ask you to fill out a consent form so we are able to teach your child, and we can find out more about their needs.
- The Key Teacher will let you know the lessons your child will have each week.
- Lessons take place Monday to Friday between 9.00am and 3.30pm.
- If your child stays longer than 19 days we will contact your child’s home school to get further information
Key Contacts:
Your child’s key teacher will be your main point of contact but you can contact us on 0161 509 2368 or by email office@hospitalschool.manchester.sch.uk
Information For Home Schools
If a child from your school has to stay in hospital for more than five days at Wythenshawe and 19 days at North Manchester, they will be offered education by our team of specialist teachers.
- We cover all key stages from early years to post 16
- We have a specialist teacher for PMLD pupils
- We teach one to one, normally at the bedside.
- Pupils will usually have at least one lesson a day depending on their age and medical condition.
- You can contact us on 0161 509 2368 or by emailing office@hospitalschool.manchester.sch.uk
If they are in hospital longer than 15 days, the pupil’s key teacher will make contact with your school to request the following information:
- A key contact name and number – either the child’s class/form teacher or SENCO
- SEND information including EHCP and IEPs (if applicable)
- Most recent assessment information
- Any relevant safeguarding information
- Up to date subject curriculum information (secondary students)
- Exam board information for year 10-11 students
It really helps us to better meet the needs of the pupil if you respond quickly to this request.
Attendance Data
- Pupils are dual-rolled with their home school. You can mark them as D whilst they are being taught by our staff.
- If requested, we can provide you with details of when your pupil was taught, enabling you to mark them as a B code for these sessions.
- Please get in touch to request attendance updates
On discharge
- We provide a summary of learning for pupils who have been in for more than 19 days
- If a medical professional deems a pupil not to be well enough to attend school when they are discharged and they will have been off school more than 15 days in any one year, you should contact your local authority to arrange for them to provide education.
- Manchester residents unable to return to their home school should be referred to our site lead.
Click here for the referral form and more information.
Teaching at Wythenshawe and North Manchester General Hospitals
- Teaching takes place one to one at the pupil’s bedside on a hospital ward.
- We teach pupils who have been in hospital for 5 days at Wythenshawe and 19 days at North Manchester.
- Each pupil has a key teacher who is responsible for ensuring all pupils on that ward have timetabled lessons and information is shared regarding the pupil’s medical conditions with relevant members of staff.
- The key teacher completes an ‘About Me’ profile to gain an understanding of the pupil’s needs and interests.
- For longer stay pupils the key teacher will contact the pupil’s home school to gather any additional information.
- We teach pupils a broad range of National Curriculum subjects.
- The number of lessons a pupil receives is dependent on their length of stay in hospital and the pupil’s medical condition.
- A baseline assessment is completed at the start of a pupil’s learning journey. This gives a clearly defined starting point to enable the teacher to build on prior learning and work towards a defined end point.
